August 8, 2018
Category: News
July 9, 2018
Congratulations to the UNC Kittner Eye Class of 2018: Jessica Olayanju, Luke Moore, Kyle Huynh, Evan Levy and Michelle Go.
June 29, 2018
Min Zheng, a research associate in the UNC Department of Ophthalmology, was featured in the UNC online magazine Endeavors as part of their “Women in Science Wednesdays” series.
June 27, 2018
UNC Eye Residents welcomed Cadmus Rich, M.D., UNC Eye Class of 2000, to the Kittner Eye Center for a lecture and presentation.
June 19, 2018
Enjoy July 4! BE SAFE!
More Than 11,000 Injuries Occur Each Year Involving Fireworks. UNC Eye Doctors Recommend Enjoying Professional Firework Presentations—Don’t Do It Yourself! Wear Safety Goggles When Viewing Fireworks--Available in the Kittner Optical Shop.
May 8, 2018
The faculty at UNC Ophthalmology have voted Lauren Rushing, M.D., and Chris Hwang, M.D., Chief Residents for the 2018-19 academic year.
May 1, 2018
Dr. Kathy Whitfield Named UNC Kittner Eye Center Medical Director
UNC Ophthalmology is pleased to recognize Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Dr. Kathy Whitfield as the new Medical Director of UNC Kittner Eye Center. A subspecialist in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Dr. Whitfield takes on her new role as Medical Director effective May 1, 2018.
April 23, 2018
Drs. Donald Budenz (far left), Dr. Lauren Rushing (third from left), and Dr. Kathleen Gordon (sixth from left) of UNC Kittner Eye visit with U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) at the U.S. Capitol during the AAO Congressional Advocacy Day.
April 18, 2018
UNC Eye residents Kyle Huynh, M.D. and Lee Moore, M.D. traveled with Ken Cohen, M.D., to the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology, Hanoi, to teach local ophthalmologists new surgical procedures.
April 11, 2018
Cassandra J. Barnhart, MPH, ACRP-CP®, Manager of Research Administration with the UNC Department of Ophthalmology, has been appointed Administrative Director of the Women’s Eye Health Initiative.
This international organization promotes eye health among women and their families.
March 14, 2018
More than 30 ophthalmology residents participated in the Advanced Anterior Segment Surgical Course at UNC in February. The course featured nine speakers and provided hands-on training.
The course featured nine speakers and provided hands-on training. Dr. Ken Cohen, the Sterling A. Barrett Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology at Kittner Eye Center, organized the annual course.
March 12, 2018
Dr. Donald Budenz, Kittner Family Distinguished Professor and Chair of UNC Ophthalmology, was selected to present the American Glaucoma Society’s Clinician-Scientist Lecture at their annual meeting held in New York in February.
Dr. Budenz’s lecture, delivered to an international audience of more than 1,500 AGS members, was entitled Glaucoma at the Center of the Earth. His lecture included results of his landmark study of the prevalence and incidence of glaucoma in West Africa.